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Listed below are some of the companies on which Wall Street analysts recently have issued initial reports. The reports are available, in some cases for a fee, from Multex. Individuals can visit www.multexinvestor.com; institutions, www.multex.com.

Company

Ticker

Broker

Report Date

Opinion

Technology

Digital River

DRIV

Feltl & Co.

23-Jan

Hold

CenturyTel

CTL

Blaylock & Partners

22-Jan

Buy

Activision

ATVI

W.R. Hambrecht + Co.

22-Jan

Hold

Microsoft

MSFT

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray

22-Jan

Outperform

DRS Technologies

DRS

BB&T Capital Markets

22-Jan

Strong Buy

Neoforma

NEOF

Avondale Partners

22-Jan

Market Outperform

Zygo

ZIGO

Needham & Co.

22-Jan

Buy

Altiris

ATRS

Investec

21-Jan

Buy

Seagate Technology

STX

Goldman Sachs

21-Jan

In-Line

Creo

CREO

Yorkton Securities

21-Jan

Equal Weight

Open Text

OTEX

SWS Securities

21-Jan

Strong Buy

SupportSoft

SPRT

Think Equity Partners

17-Jan

Overweight

Digital Insight

DGIN

Stephens

17-Jan

Equal Weight

Trimble Navigation

TRMB

Gerard Klauer Mattison

17-Jan

Buy

ITC Deltacom

ITCD

Kaufman Bros.

17-Jan

Buy

Health Care

Stryker

SYK

Leerink Swann & Co.

23-Jan

Outperform

Zimmer Holdings

ZMH

Leerink Swann & Co.

23-Jan

Outperform

RITA Medical

RITA

Seidler Cos.

21-Jan

Buy

Orphan Medical

ORPH

Feltl & Co.

21-Jan

Strong Buy

Financial Services

Simon Property Group

SPG

Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

23-Jan

Buy

Acadia Realty Trust

AKR

RBC Capital Markets

17-Jan

Outperform

Consumer

Electronics Boutique Hldgs.

ELBO

Dougherty & Co.

22-Jan

Buy

Coach

COH

Wells Fargo Securities

22-Jan

Buy

Party City

PCTY

Adams Harkness & Hill

22-Jan

Market Perform

Cintas

CTAS

Deutsche Bank Securities

22-Jan

Buy

Corinthian Colleges

COCO

Lehman Brothers

21-Jan

Overweight

Blue Rhino

RINO

Think Equity Partners

17-Jan

Overweight

Herman Miller

MLHR

Ferris, Baker Watts

17-Jan

Buy

Source: Multex (888-268-5839)

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Analysts' investment ratings recently have changed on the companies listed. Full research reports on these firms are available, in some cases for a fee, from Multex. Individuals can visit www.multexinvestor.com; institutions, www.multex.com.

Company

Ticker

Broker

Report Date

Opinion

Technology

Activision

ATVI

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray

23-Jan

Underperform from Market Perform

Lucent Technologies

LU

Merrill Lynch

23-Jan

Buy from Neutral

Convergys

CVG

Investec

23-Jan

Buy from Hold

Amdocs

DOX

Gerard Klauer Mattison

23-Jan

Buy from Outperform

Avid Technology

AVID

J.P. Morgan

22-Jan

Overweight from Neutral

Altera

ALTR

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein

22-Jan

Hold from Buy

FreeMarkets

FMKT

Wedbush Morgan Securities

22-Jan

Hold from Sell

WebEx Communications

WEBX

Jefferies & Co.

22-Jan

Hold from Buy

Nortel Networks

NT

Thomas Weisel Partners

21-Jan

Buy from Attractive

Intrado

TRDO

Raymond James

21-Jan

Outperform from Market Perform

Adtran

ADTN

Deutsche Bank Securities

21-Jan

Hold from Buy

Plexus

PLXS

RBC Capital Markets

21-Jan

Outperform from Sector Perform

Juniper Networks

JNPR

UBS Warburg

21-Jan

Buy from Neutral

EMC

EMC

Friedman Billings Ramsey

21-Jan

Outperform from Market Perform

Applied Films

AFCO

Needham & Co.

17-Jan

Strong Buy from Buy

Health Care

Manor Care

HCR

Raymond James

21-Jan

Outperform from Strong Buy

Novartis

NVS

S.G. Cowen Securities

21-Jan

Market Perform from Outperform

AmSurg

AMSG

Raymond James

17-Jan

Strong Buy from Outperform

Genzyme General

GENZ

Lehman Brothers

17-Jan

Equal Weight from Underweight

Financial Services

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

BHL

Friedman Billings Ramsey

23-Jan

Underperform from Market Perform

First State Bancorp

FSNM

RBC Capital Markets

22-Jan

Sector Perform from Outperform

First Financial Bancorp

FFBC

Friedman Billings Ramsey

21-Jan

Market Perform from Underperform

National Commerce

NCF

Sandler O'Neill

21-Jan

Buy from Maintain

LNR Property

LNR

Deutsche Bank Securities

17-Jan

Hold from Buy

SLM Corp.

SLM

UBS Warburg

17-Jan

Buy from Neutral

BRE Properties

BRE

RBC Capital Markets

17-Jan

Underperform from Sector Perform

Consumer

bebe stores

BEBE

S.G. Cowen Securities

23-Jan

Market Perform from Underperform

Boyd Gaming

BYD

Jefferies & Co.

23-Jan

Hold from Buy

Too

TOO

Buckingham Research Group

22-Jan

Accumulate from Neutral

Constellation Brands

STZ

Legg Mason

21-Jan

Buy from Hold

Four Seasons

FS

Morgan Stanley

17-Jan

Equal Weight from Underweight

PepsiCo

PEP

Cazenove

17-Jan

Buy from Long-Term Buy

Costco Wholesale

COST

Credit Suisse First Boston

17-Jan

Outperform from Neutral

Source: Multex (888-268-5839)

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